From "Empire of the Sun", "Mechanic", "American Psycho" to the "Batman" trilogy "Deadly Magic", "Gladiator", "Jinling Thirteen", "Speed King" and other films, Christian Bell's resume and achievements have been able to define the meaning of film from the field of acting.
Although Bell is 1.83 meters tall, has deep eyes, high eyebrows, a nose, a silhouette like marble, and smiles like Tom Cruise in his prime, he rarely shows off his appearance in the film, and his characters will almost be different from the previous works in terms of personality and appearance.
The love for Bell is more about his acting skills and amazing professionalism: in order to better shape the role, he has lost weight and gained weight many times, which is simply a model in the industry.
Christian Bell was born on 30 January 1974 to an ordinary family in Pembrokeshire, Wales, with an ideal family father, a circus mother and three older sisters. Before he became a child star, the family had no fixed financial resources.
Because he often can't make ends meet, Bell has lived a life of home with his parents since he was a child, has moved more than 15 times, and spent a wandering childhood in the United Kingdom, Portugal, the United States and other places.
In such a turbulent life, young Bell could not even remember the street names of any city he stayed in, let alone submit friends. From the age of 8, young Bell began to take over commercials and support his family with film remuneration.
Bell himself recalled, "I was dragged in. I was so young, I thought I was going to do this later. It was because of my father, we ran out of money, we were kicked out by the landlord and had no place to live. By chance I got a chance to act, I got paid to support myself and my family, and then I slowly became more famous and earned more, and I continued to do it. ”
Bell first appeared in the TELEVISION film Anastasia: The Anna Doubt in 1986, playing the heroine's younger brother, Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov, the last Crown Prince of the Russian Empire. He then starred in the miniseries "Heart of the City" and the fantasy adventure drama "The Adventures of the Prince".
In 1986, when director Steven Spielberg set out to work on Empire of the Sun, his wife, Amy Owen, recommended Bell to Spielberg. Bale managed to win the role from 4,000 candidates through auditions.
At that time, Bell, a child actor, was named the best young actor of the year by the British Film Critics Association for his wonderful performance, and the National Critics Association even established a best teen performance award for him.
Then, films such as Henry V, Treasure Island, High Quality Murder, and Newsboy Legend threw olive branches, and Bell began to develop in Hollywood, becoming a hot child star.
The 1993 film Swing Frenzy was Bell's first adult production, and he began playing adult roles ever since. Just like "Little Women", "Lady Nature", "Secret Spy", "Subway", "Velvet Gold Mine" and other works, he has his presence.
"American Psycho" is The Work of Bell's Fire, and the Psychotic Murderer seems to be a role that actors dream of proving their acting skills. Bell gained weight and fitness in order to fit the character's description and narcissistic attributes.
He not only has to have a large-scale passion scene, but also kills people, bringing people a creepy sense of terror. The dance clips of his improvisational performances have enriched the characters' personalities very well, which is very colorful.
Then, Bell took over the role of "Killing X-Men", "Dragon Empire", "Laurel Valley", these films are not too good works in the strict sense, and his performance can only be regarded as decent, which is impressive that he has grown very handsome and has a strong physique.
In 2002, Bell starred in the science fiction film "The End of the Tear", Bell played the government's loyal "watchdog", feeling guilty and guilty about the acts of destroying art performed every day, and also staged a fierce fight, which was amazing.
Then, Bell starred in "The Mechanic", which became a very important work of his. In order to create this role, Bell lost dozens of pounds, and stunned that a robust body was "abused" into a state of emaciation to "skin and bone", which in itself is very shocking.
In fact, when Christian Bell took over "Batman", he auditioned for "Batman Forever" in 1995 and was still a candidate to play Robin. At first, he had some doubts about playing Batman, after all, the name was already a cultural symbol.
As a result, "On the day of the movie, a little boy at the grocery store saw me, he came over and hugged me and looked up at me and said to me, 'You're my hero.'" "At that time he was firm in his choice.
For Batman: Moments of War, Bell underwent a six-month training period before filming, not only recovering the weight he lost for "The Mechanic", but also gaining 20 pounds of muscle.
Later, Nolan's "Batman" trilogy, "Deadly Magic", brought a great boost to Bell's popularity and influence, and he began to officially enter the ranks of Hollywood's top superstars.
Then in "Seeing the Day Again", Bell lost another 50 pounds, and during the filming, he also put live maggots in his mouth and let the helicopter hang himself over the roof and the woods.
Then, "Duel Yuma Town", "Enemy of the Public", "Escape from the Furnace", "Terminator 2018", "Exodus", "Knight of the Holy Grail" are all important roles played by Bell, and he is not limited to the role of "Batman".
Before making "The Fighter", Bell, who had become thinner, gained weight and fitness again for the "Batman" sequel. To illustrate a boxer who is quite talented but devastated by drugs, Bell once again lost 40 pounds and lost 40 pounds, skinny and bone-thin.
He went for a run every day like crazy, and later his performance in the film earned him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor!
In 2011, Bell flew to China to star in "Jinling Thirteen Chao", although Bell's low-key and humble behavior is well known, but Zhang Yimou still sighed and was surprised, "He does not live in a star hotel, lives with us in a country guest house, and there is no assistant, he alone, really set an example for many of our actors." ”
At the press conference, Bell laughed and said that Spielberg did not introduce Zhang Yimou to him much, "Spielberg just wrote a letter for Zhang Yimou to bring to me, and the letter said that you must appear in this movie." ”
For the change in John's identity setting in the film, Bell revealed that this was the result of his discussion with the director, "We designed the character of John who originally wanted to go to Shanghai, but then did not go to Cheng and was forced to come to Nanjing. If the character is always a hero then it doesn't matter, how he transforms into a hero is very important. ”
As for the need to question whether the passion play of "Thirteen Chao" is necessary, Bell affirmed that "the passion play is very meaningful", "I did not think too much about the passion play, I asked me as an actor director to do it, and strive to do the best." At that moment, two people can be honest with each other, and the passion play is very necessary. ”
Later, "Thirteen Chao" won more than 600 million box office and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, which was surprising.
Then, he starred in "American Hoax", "Space Head", and "Vice President" all nominated for the Academy Award for Best Performance, of which "Vice President" gained 40 pounds again, this time still a middle-aged "Mediterranean". If you don't look closely, Dick. Cheney's character really can't see a little of Bell's shadow, and both The Costume and Bell himself are indispensable.
In 2019, Bell played British driver Ken Miles in "The Speed King", who was also named "Top Ten Actors of the Year 2019" by The Guardian.
Recently, Christian Bell will star in Marvel's new film "Thor 4", playing the villain role, and he is really busy in Hollywood.
In life, Bell is basically free of gossip, tries to keep a distance from the media, and never uses his private life to raise attention, on the contrary, he is very protective of his personal life.
He and his wife met and fell in love around 2000, and their emotional lives have always been well protected. After falling in love for many years, they entered the marriage hall together, and they were all low-key marriages. After his wife gave birth to a child, he devoted more energy to his family and rarely attended any events.
It was only at every film premiere or film festival that he was generous and took his wife on the red carpet almost every time. Whether in front of the spotlight or off camera, he and his wife are intimate and loving.
Bell also likes the criticism, "I completely believe that what other people say is true, and if I watch a movie and think it's not good, I will be unhappy to say something." 」 So I don't even contradict people's doubts about me. It's their right and I'd love to hear from others. ”
Bell's professionalism is admirable, and I have never seen such a dedicated A-list actor as Bell. In particular, he does not talk about pomp and circumstance like other big names, which makes it difficult for directors and producers to serve.
Some dangerous scenes, for Bell to find a stand-in to play, but Bell has seen the performance of the stand-in, even if it is a back shadow, he feels that the performance is not in place, simply personally! Such a handsome actor, no wonder everyone is willing to ask him to act, no wonder it will be popular.